Espargaro stars, Quartararo falls, Bagnaia wins
MOTOGP
ASSEN (NLD)
26 JUNE
ROUND 11/20
Just when the 2022 MotoGP world championship battle looked as if it was entering a predictable phase following dominant back-to-back wins for Fabio Quartararo, the Dutch Grand Prix at Assen threw a major curveball that showed the Yamaha rider is not infallible.
The race looked like it would go to type: Francesco Bagnaia showed that Ducati’s one-lap speed remained impeccable when he stormed to pole, but likely top honours were going to be shared between Quartararo and Aprilia’s Aleix Espargaro.
After second-fastest
